In 2007 he got a nomination for International Young Film Entrepreneur of the Year Award (IYFEY), organised by the British Council. He was invited to London where he met key leaders and innovators from the UK film industry.

He attended the Berlinale Talent Campus two times and he also lectures on low budget filmmaking, encouraging young people to get into the business.

Mitja Okorn

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In 2007 Mitja directed six episodes of the award winning Polish television series “39 i Pol (39 and a Half)”, about a man who tries to get his life in order, win his wife back and reactivate his old punk rock band all before his 40th birthday. In 2008 he returned and directed the entire second season.

In December 2011 premiered his first polish movie titled ” Letters to St. Nicholas or. Listy do M. in polish ” . Film includes polish top actors. On the opening weekend the movie drew nearly 400 thousand people This is the third best opening of the Polish film score in the last 20 years. Official site of the movie. Article about the movie on Variety website.